Investigators from the University of Arizona, Stony Brook University and Wake Forest School of Medicine report high levels of a specific enzyme with properties similar to rattlesnake venom have been found in patients who died from COVID-19.

Researchers suggest a principal pathogen associated with periodontitis may be the root cause of other systemic diseases.

A recent article in The New York Times Magazine highlights technology that may allow scientists to identify pathogens not previously associated with disease.

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Emerging research offers preliminary evidence that adjunctive use of cannabinoids supports the treatment of periodontal disease.

Colgate-Palmolive and Verily have formed a strategic collaboration to advance oral health research.

A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medicare will be helpful in informing policymakers as they develop a possible dental benefit for adult Medicare recipients.

Jeffrey Berlin, DMD, a pediatric dentist at Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio, has designed the Comfort Control Clock to help post-operative patients remember to take their medications in a timely manner.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, has issued a brief citing health misinformation as a serious threat to public welfare, with inaccurate or false news resulting in individuals declining COVID-19 vaccinations.

Investigators at the University of Washington (UW) School of Dentistry have identified a third type of oral inflammatory phenotype that exhibits a delayed response to bacterial accumulation.